A man has been arrested for assaulting a passenger and drawing a knife on a Taiwan High Speed Rail train, the latest in a series of violent incidents on public transportation that has raised concerns among the public. President Lai makes his case for a trade deal with the EU but it remains unclear how much traction Taipei's push is gaining in Brussels officials. And the U.S. gives Ukraine the green light to use American long-range missile systems against targets within Russia.

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●Chinese citizens call on their government to do more to curb rising mass casualty attacks in the country, citing the effects that economic pressures are taking on the nation's mental health.

●Civic groups protest in Taipei against a judicial reform bill that they say could bring the Taiwan Constitutional Court to a halt.

●Typhoon Man-yi, the sixth typhoon to hit the Philippines in the past month month, forces over a million people to leave their homes.